Kicking off this year’s Christmas specials, four celebrities face the big black chair to face questions on their specialist subjects. Tonight boxer Ricky Hatton, chef Tony Singh, Father Ted star Ardal O’Hanlon and antiques expert Kate Bliss face John Humphrys’ tough questioning.
This one of TV film stars Harry Potter actor Michael Gambon as Winston Churchill. In 1953 Winston Churchill has the first of several strokes which was kept secret from the world. Told from the perspective of his young nurse, Churchill fights to recover, all the while holding tight to the reins of the nation, refusing to relinquish his Prime Ministership.
BBC One has commissioned a new six-part series from Luther writer Neil Cross.
Hard Sun will be a pre-apocalyptic crime drama set in contemporary London.
The series will follow detectives Elaine Renko and Robert Hinks as they attempt to keep order in the city and protect their loved ones as the apocalypse approaches.
Revered or feared by everyone at this time of year, the Christmas TV season is almost upon us. While we have a few weeks to wait before we're settling on the sofa with a selection box, the schedules are being announced and there is much to look forward to.
Drag racing, aerobatics, rally driving and land speed record attempts might seem like the perfect training ground for a would-be James Bond, but Luther star Idris Elba has denied that he will be taking that baton from Daniel Craig.
